Glue bonded horse shoes in different colours?

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My dad works for an adhesive company and they have started supplying glue for bonding on horse shoes rather than using nails.
The horse still has a metal shoe on but the glue goes on the horse shoe and then up to the coronet band (it does not cover the frog or sole).

He asked me to do some market research on here to see how many people would be interested in this and
A) how much would u be prepared to pay for a full set or just front set and
B) would you be interested in different colours including fluorescent for use on roads etc. (the glue original colour is grey)

Would appreciate your thoughts.
 
One of my horses has composite shoes which are glued then a couple of nails because of the size of her feet, so gluing isn't new, but I don't think it would be a very good idea to coat the whole hoof in glue up to the coronet band - bit like completely glueing on a hoof boot for several weeks imho. On mine the glue only goes between the shoe and the hoof on the bottom and then not at the heels as this would lock the heels. Tell your dad to have a look at the Vettec site as they are one of the main suppliers for this type of adhesive.
 
Mmmm, this sounds interesting!

IF it is possible to "invent" a glue that will stick metal horse-shoes to a horse's foot, then my next question would be whether this company are also researching alternative materials for making the shoes themselves out of???

Coz to me, and I've said it before a while ago on this forum, it seems that this is long, long overdue.

I do remember someone in the 1970's trying to develop plastic horse-shoes - there was a feature in "Pony" magazine which I remember!!! But it never got off the ground.

Would I be interested?? Maybe, but my concern would be in enveloping the horse's foot, which is after all a living, breathing thing, in glue, and the wisdom (and practicalities) of doing that basically.

I wouldn't be interested in paying any more for it - always providing it actually WORKS - than I'd pay for a normal (nailed on) full set of metal shoes.
 
Mine are barefoot, but if they weren't I would not consider using glue over the entire hoof capsule unless there was some pretty convincing research which proved it made no difference to the function of the hoof wall. I also would not want a metal shoe glued to a hoof in such a way that would restrict contraction/expansion any more than a traditional shoe.

I also wouldn't want conspicuous colours, as I think it would look untidy at a show.
 
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
Mmmm, this sounds interesting!

IF it is possible to "invent" a glue that will stick metal horse-shoes to a horse's foot, then my next question would be whether this company are also researching alternative materials for making the shoes themselves out of???

Coz to me, and I've said it before a while ago on this forum, it seems that this is long, long overdue.

I do remember someone in the 1970's trying to develop plastic horse-shoes - there was a feature in "Pony" magazine which I remember!!! But it never got off the ground.

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They have been around for several years now, for details of some I can remember google Epona Shoes, Imprint, Ground Control, mine has Hoof-IT as they are the only ones large enough. My farrier has several clients in composite shoes and has just put on the second lot of Hoof-It's after a sucessful trial, mare has been barefoot for last 8 years (as are my other 5) but now has issues which means she does need hoof protection but not the concussion of steel shoes.
 
You'd think with all the new technology developed in composite metals which are light and flexible we would be trying it all out.

Oh no, not boring old equestrians... We shall stick to heavy clanky loud shoes that wake you up clip clopping down the street at 6am in the morning.
 
kiteman0 said:
if you can get coloured:confused:

they might be able to do a hi viz set :eek::D:D:D:D:D
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This is what my dad suggested doing. I think he can pretty much do them in any colours.

I said to him:
1) people would only be interested if they were similar price to ordinary shoes
2) it would most likely be non competitive people interested in colours
3) most beneficial to thorougbreds with poor feet or laminitic ponies etc.

The issue with plastic shoes is making them to fit each individual horses' feet. It is possible to buy plastic shoes atm but they are VERY expensive so manly used in medical cases for laminitics etc.
 
Both Ezi Boot and Renegade are now doing glue on boots, which are more like a shoe rather than a conventional hoof boot. Not metal, but plastic.

As a barefooter, I would go that route rather than a metal shoe.
 
I would seriously be interested....my problem would be the importing cost and also ensuring the farrier is trained to do it correctly...im in Malta :(
 
An interesting thread. But unless the shoe was applied by a farrier it would be illegal. While it sounds like a simpler process than nailing a shoe to the foot I can assure it isnt. There has been for years acrylic adhesives that will glue metal shoes to feet, I know I use them to great success, but as in bare foot management is key.
Plenty of vids on you tube demonstrating the processes available.
 
I'd worry about them staying on, they do seem to pull plastics off pretty frequently and metal would be heavier? and therefore easier to pull although perhaps better to fit. Also if they did pull one off would it take hoof wall with it if its not great wall to start with.
 
ester said:
I'd worry about them staying on, they do seem to pull plastics off pretty frequently and metal would be heavier? and therefore easier to pull although perhaps better to fit. Also if they did pull one off would it take hoof wall with it if its not great wall to start with.
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Usually use aluminium for lightness and yes it can pull off hoof wall if lost. Not always suitable for horses who are turned out in the wet, best results are on stabled horses who have decent management EG racehorses.
 
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My plastics have stayed on 7 weeks with heavy cob out in the wet and mud during the day BUT had 2 nails in each side as well as farrier (and the shoe manufacturers) recommended this for the British climate. Apparently the glue starts to degrade here after approx 3 weeks and is considerably weaker by 4 weeks.
 
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I guess I would be interested in the glueing if similar cost but probably not the colours as*I think it would look a bit weird unless it was pink on a little girls pony! I.e. maybe people who use coloured hoof glitter!

I do find it strange that we have a choice of heavy steel or plastic, but I can understand the shaping would be a problem, I just think surely there are other metals that would work in the same way, I always think of ferodo that they use for break pads but perhaps it would be too brittle.
 
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